U21 World League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustavo Nunes started the match with the kick off. Lobo Guará's Gustavo Nunes got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Albertinho Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erik Balogh charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Balogh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Club Deportivo Álvarez getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Erik Balogh hit a great ball. With a little luck, Club Deportivo Álvarez's Maximino Constancio got control of the ball when Cristián Pavon tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Tande in the 32nd minute of play forced Club Deportivo Álvarez's goalkeeper Maximino Constancio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes, Victor Incendio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Deportivo Álvarez and the Lobo Guará players grew even worse after the yellow card. Victor Incendio kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Club Deportivo Álvarez's Maximino Constancio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Club Deportivo Álvarez from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Álvarez's goalkeeper Maximino Constancio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Nunes. Maximino Constancio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustavo Mendonça in the 37th minute. In the 42nd minute, Paulo Renato Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Erik Balogh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Fred Alcântara made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Lobo Guará were awarded a corner. Claudinei Tande went to the cornerflag to take it. Vânderson Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillermo Manilan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st match minute, Club Deportivo Álvarez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Manilan to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Álvarez's Guillermo Manilan got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Maximino Constancio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Júnior Pires went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júnior Pires during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 67 played minutes Lobo Guará got a freekick which was hit by Júnior Pires. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Tande in the 71st minute of play forced Club Deportivo Álvarez's goalkeeper Maximino Constancio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Epifanio Silviano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Mendonça in the 75th minute of play forced Club Deportivo Álvarez's goalkeeper Maximino Constancio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the game, Gustavo Mendonça cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Maximino Constancio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maximino Constancio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Mendonça in the 80th minute of the match. Maximino Constancio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Lobo Guará's Vânderson Esteves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Lobo Guará from getting a goal against them. Club Deportivo Álvarez's Maximino Constancio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Nunes in the 89th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Fred Alcântara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Deportivo Álvarez's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lobo Guará the free kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lobo Guará fans cheered their team off the field, for while Club Deportivo Álvarez had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.